This is my second time posting about my amazing little boy. He will be 3 in October and it’s really difficult to write this down as when I say it out load its almost like it’s not there.
He communicates very well for his needs and wants but I feel there are some social communication deficits there. (He’s my second child) he’s slightly speech delayed but not too bad. He does the occasional hand flap when excited. He knows who all his family are and says their names but wouldn’t shout mummy to get my attention. He is happy to play along side other children, loves playing with his brother, follows simple instructions. Has 100’s of words and puts 2 together but isn’t conversational. when playing he will ‘talk’ in jargon.
Short attention span, and sometimes hard to know if he understands more complex instructions as if he doesn’t want to do something he simply will not do it.
there does not seem to be any need for
routine, no fixed interests or sensory issues.
he is epic at copying, he copies whatever his big brother does.
will sometimes be hard to engage if he’s doing something.
So we have an appointment at the end of August for a private SALT assessment and she said if she feels we need to, to get the ball rolling for assessment. It just all feels scary, and has really spiked my anxiety levels. In the mean time she wants me to get his hearing tested for glue ear.
does any of this sound familiar? I know it might be premature but I’m finding myself waking up and going to sleep thinking about his future and what it will look like.